Toolholder



March 13, 1.945.

' G. J. BRAUN 2,371,377

TOL HOLDER Filed Au'g. 9, 1943 lul-HUI face of" the' base;

Patented Mar. 13, 1945 UNITED ySTATES 'F' @FFCE l 2;s71,377 y A roomwnmilzLv GlenniLBraumiHuntingltonLBark',,Calf Applimionnngnsfs, 194:; summa-.wagen soiaims. .lorica-an.

. invention relates to aY toolhold'ersucir as employed' in machine` too'l's for: supportingfa cutting" toolor cutter,V and'while features ofthe; 1n',-

vention may be employed for different' specific purposes,` in the present speciiication' theinvention is .applied asa` mountingior a; cutter such aszemployedji'n a lathe or similar' machine-tool, for removing-metal` from a workepiece;

An object of the invention isv to provide simple means for support'ingandsecuringV a cutterr tool in proper relation for; enablingu its point to4 be applied'to the' Work` i Another obl'ect of? the. invention is to provide az simple construction such as referred-tos above;

in which the clampinggupA operation which'claxnps or secures the. cutterin position; will operatej to hold: the eutter'in a d'e'niteandpredetermined `position with respect tothe slide'or baseon which the tool-holder ismounted, and which; of. course; willhold. the tool-holder securely against any^ac= cident'al "or undesired` movement frorrr its cutting position. i

In its preferred embodiment, thistooLholder involves thel use'u of-- anl open channel? in which the" toollhrflder` is secured; and; this channelT is formedin a-base presenting an`l end `face disposed in 'a plane substantially* at4 right angles' to the invention'l is .to provide, simple means* for locking I the' tool-holder in this channel; and: 'for n'simultaneousl'y exerting-a force toabut' the transverse slioulcferfon the: tool-lioideragainst'" thesaid end And' ini connection witl'r the channel; aY special; object off the inwentionw isu to provide al formy for-this channel, that will enable t'oolholdersofV siightly differentv diameters; tovv be clamped with equal facility. l

' lxrrotl'rer object: ofthe invention is to' provide a. tool-holder ofthis' type; withl a tilting head or'adilstabie' head in" which tnenutterisfsecured1 and'twhichis capable ofladjustment into' different oriented positions to tip" the point'ofjthe,` tool" up or* down` i desired, inthe vicinityof the face-'of the' vvoriftoA which thev tool* is applied` Further objects hereinafter;

TheA invention consists in' the novel parts and combinationA ofparts to be. described hereinafter. aillof which contribute to produce` an eflici'ent tool-holder:

A'- preferred'v embodiment-I of4v the invention is describediin the following speccati'on, Whilethe broadiscope'of'the invention' is' pointed mitin-:the appended claims.

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of the inventionv Will appear 2 is" a vertical' section taken'V oir the-v line .1-2; ofzFig.=-1', andz inA this view the relationV and positionr off tireerossslideJ is indicatedin dotted lines. l

Fig: 3- isha:,verticali section taken about' on the line @-3J of'Fig 1*; and parii'cularly-N illustrating theflockinge means forv securingvv the body of thel tool-holdernn its` seat"` orfchannel.

1n practicing the invention; I-"'provi^dea base I which isin-X theiormofia blocksecured' byany suitablemeans such asl a heavy` machine screw 2,' to" the upper ,face-of; the cross-slide 3foff`a lathe orsimilant'ooil to which this' invention is'applied'. Referring" particularly to* Fig; 1, it'A may l'besupf posed'tliati the` cutter-is to' be appliedr to the-side face' of' the Work' indicated bythe dottedline`- 4i Inn order: to `mountV the` tool" or; cutter in accordi ance 'with my invention; the base.. l" is provided withjasdeep' channej 5; the .axis of "which" extends SubstantiallyV parallel withI the" axis of rotation of the; Work' inthe lathe-, and this` channel. pref` erabl'y` presentsA tw 'sidevfacesor cheeks E; that `cinfxvergtl` toward1 each other in ak downward direc:- tio'n- (see f Fig; 3)". Theseconverginggcheeks form azseat' to' receivethe body 1i of, the tool" carrier or holderthat isnpreferalily of'round or cylindricali form, andformed' at its-forward' end so that itwillpresent a transversely extending shoulder 8 thatis adapted-to tup against the adjacent end'; face oftlie: basev I.. The forward end of the body,V 'li'of the .holden is preferably provided a: tilting head or" swivel: head" I 0' that is mountedlto. rotate on the axis of the body 1,

andv which can be secured thereto in different orientedl'positions with respect to the axis ofi the body L This tiitingfhead I0 is vpreferably formed withv a bore Il on the axisofthe' body' 1, to fit over the projecting-"end oi" the body;` and within the body 1I a clamping screw"or:'b-o1t" I`21spro.:- v-ided; tler em'lh ofwhiclr isr tl'lreaded:` and received inrathreardedopening f3- extending intoA the back ofi'the.l tilting"A head;I I'D". 'I'heiA outerfand forward facef of tiretilting 'hea'd lll-isprovided" withY suitable* means frsecuringthe cutter I 4' to` thea-tilt ing head," and-"inthe present-instance, this'means involves the usefof'* ay transversely disposed'` square or'angulargroove l-5f-wh`ich receivesl a similarly shaped cutter; suchl as the tool vor cutter I4. When the tool`` or cutter has been' put in position ins-its-groove-J orl seat |152 it can be clamped in 4positiiu-i there-by meansI of Allenvserews- I6 or similarset screws which are mountedin-v-threaded at the forward end of the body 1, and the real` face of which forms the shoulder 8 referred to above. In the present instance, this extension II consists of a pin having a threaded shank I9 that This pin I1` lies. in a gap or throat 2D formed inthe adjacentY is screwed into the flange I8.

portion of the tilting head I and located between two oppositely disposed bosses or bolsters 2l in which two clamping screws 22 are threaded. These screws may also be of the Allen type, having sockets such as the socket 23 in their outer ends, to receive an angular wrench for tightening them up. (See Fig. 1.) By tightening up one of these screws 22, and .backing off the opposite screw, the tilting head I D can. be tilted or oriented to any desired position with respect to the axis of the bolt I2. After making such an adjustment, the bolt I2 would be tightened up, asit would be necessary to loosen it slightly to effect the adjusting movement ofthe tilting head.

5, and at the same time to force the transverse shoulder B up against the adjacent endiace 9 of the base, I provide a concave socket 25 .extending transversely across the holder on its upper side. The surface of this socket is preferably a surface of revolution, that is to say, it is a concave cylindrical face. The base I is provided with two oppositely disposed forks 26 that extend upwardly, and they support between them a rotatable locking pin 2'I. For this purpose one of the forks is provided with a bore 28 which fits neatly to a cylindrical trunnion on the forward end of the locking pin. A similar trunnion 29 is provided at` the outer end of the locking pin, which fits neatly into the bore of a bushing 30 set into the other fork and secured therein by a small set screw 3|. The outer end of thev trunnion 29 is provided with a handle or lever 32 by means of whichl thev locking pin can be rotated when desired. 'I'hs locking pin has a cam form waist 33 which, in the present instance, consists of an eccentric portion of the pin 21. on one side with a notch 34`which,. in the open position of the holder would be disposed in a substantially horizontal position. In this position the body I can be thrust under the pin from the forward end of the channel 5. By rotating the lever 32 in the direction to rotate the locking pin 21 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2,

the cam action of the eccentric waist 33 operates to force the body 'I downwardly against the inclined cheeks 6. At the same time. the axis of the eccentric or cam 33, is to tend to pull the shoulder 8 up against the face 9.

It will be evident that any forces acting upon the cutter I4 will be very effectively absorbed by the tilting head I0 through the agency of adjusting screws 22, which will resist any torque exerted by the reaction of the tool in making the cut,

which torque will tend to rotate the body 'I of This waist or cam portion 33 is formed the tool-holder about its longitudinal axis. Furthermore, this torque is also resisted very effectively by the tight frictional contact on the side of the body 'I with the inclined cheeks 6 of the channel, and also by the contact between the face of the cam 33 and the transverse notch 25 in the upper face of the holder body 1.

The form of the channel 5 is most advantageous by reason of the use of the inclined faces or cheeks 6 which converge toward each other in a downward direction. This enables a wedging action and pressure against the sides of the carrier body 'I, to be developed by the downward pressure of the cam at the upper side ofthe body. Fur- .30 The butt end of the clamping screw -or bolt thermore, by reason of the clearance between the bottom o f lthis channel and the under side of the body 'I, this channel can operate with carrier bodies that are not exactly the same size. Hence,

in manufacturing this device, it would be unnecessary to have a very small tolerance with the diameter of the body T. Many other embodimentsof the invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

- l. In a tool-holder for holding a cutter mounted in a machine-tool, the combination of a base having a channel therein, a tool-carrier adapted to rest in said channel and having a socket on the side thereof remote from the said channel, a rotatablelocking-pin mounted on said base, lo. cated adjacent to said socket, said rotatable locking-pin having a notch on its side, and capable of assuming a position in which said notchprovides clearance for passing said tool-carrier' into position under s aid locking-pin, and cam-means associated withsaid pin adjacent said socket'and cooperating with the same upon rotation of the said locking-pin, to clamp said carrier in said channel.

2. In a tool-holder forholding a cutter mounted in a machine-tool, the combination of, a base having `a channel therein, a tool-carrier adapted to rest in said channel and having a socket on the side thereof remote from the said channel, said tool-carrier having a transversely extending shoulder adapted to seat against a transverse face on said basea rotatable locking-pin mounted on said base, located adjacent to said socket, said rotatable locking-pin having a notch on its side, and capable of assuming a position in which said notch provides clearance for passing said tool-v carrier into positiony under said locking-pin, and cam-means associated with said pin adjacent said socket and cooperating with the same upon rotation of the said locking-pin, to clamp said carrier in said channel.

.3. In a tool-holder for holding a cutter mounted in a machine tool, the combination of a base having a channel therein, a tool-carrier adapted to rest in said channel and having a socket on the side thereof remote from said channel, said toolcarrier having a transversely extending shoulder adapted to seat against a face on saidbase, locking means mounted on said base cooperating. with said socket to clamp the tool-holder in the channel and hold the said shoulder tightly against said face, said tool-carrier including a body on which. the said socket is formed; and a tilting head mounted on the body for orientation about an axis; and correlated means on said tilting head and said body for adjusting said tilting head into different adjusting oriented positions, including an extension projecting from oneof the two parts, and a pair of adjusting screws carried l 2,371,377 vby the other of said parts and engaging opposite sides of said extension for effecting said adjust ments.

4. A tool-holder in accordance with claim 2, in which* the direction of movement of the cam means is such as to draw the said shoulder of the tool-carrier against the said face' on said base.

5. A tool-holder in accordance with claim 1, n which the said channel is formed` with side walls converging toward each other in a downward direction with clearance present'at the bottom of the channel so that the under face of the tool-carrier is out of contact with the same.

6. In a tool-holder for holding a cutter mounted`in a machine-tool, the combination of a basel having a channel therein, a tool-carrier adapted to rest in said channel and having a socket' on the side thereof remote from the said channel, a rotatable locking-pin mounted on said base, lo-

, cated adjacent to said socket, said rotatable locking-pin having a notch on its side, and capableA of assuming a position in Whichsaid notch provides clearance for passing. said tool-carrier into position under said locking-pin, cam means associated with said pin adjacent said socket and cooperating with the same upon rotation of the said locking-pin, to clamp said carrier in said channel, said tool-carrier including a tilting head mounted to rotate on a substantially horizontal axis and capable of being clamped in diiierent oriented positions about said horizontal axis, said tilting head having means for securing the cutter therein.

GLENN J. BRAUN. 

